Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-08
Telegrams to The Star.
PARNELL'S WARNING SPEECH.
The Dangers and Futility of Coercion.
A DESPERATE ARRAY IN TEXAS.
The New York Strike Quietly Dying Out
But His Speech Last Night Gave No
Sign Of Waning Mental Power.

But His Speech Last Night Gave No
Sign Of Waning Mental Power.
Special Cable Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR
LONDON, Feb. S.-Parnell looked like man from
sick bed as he moved his amendment last night
At first he spoke in conversational tone but
towards the close OF his speech he became much
more vigorous and even vehement in his prophe-
sizes OF disaster. The house, undoubtedly, found
the speech dull, though it is generally admitted
that he succeeded In convicting the government
OF hagrant Inconsistency In the conduct OF Gen.
Redvers Butler and Judge Curran In bring1 ng
pressure to bear on the landlords whilst prosecu-
ting the nationalists' own more successful "plau
OF Parnels allusion the results OF the
policy OF coercion, already gravely misunderstood
will be more so. This misunderstanding indeed,
he foresaw and expressly repudiated, but late last
night In the political clubs not less than In the
precincts of the house. the unionists were saying
that Parnen had concluded his speech
BY THREATENING DYNAMITE
unless the government granted home rule. What
he really said was that he wondered the govern.
ment In restoring coercion was not warned by the
FOrsters demands. The conspiracieS at that time
including that against Forster's own life were,
Parnell claimed, brought into existence by his
career OF coercion. The appeal OF the cabinet for
increased powers was followed by the Phoenix
park tragedy, that by the passing OF the crimes
act and that again was answered from America
shaking his hand over the heads or his
followers at the government bench, "was
repeated by exploding in the crowded streets
OF your city. Your public buildings were alsG
threatened; attempts were made to destroy them
Even In this house the ministers were not safe
from violent attack and attempts at assaSsiRa.
tion. After all these terrible events and all thls
loss OF life, some upon the scafold and many more
victims OF the mild justice OF revenge; after all
this peril to your citizens. pursuing their lawful
occupations In the streets; after all this danger Il
your most distinguished ministers, what was the
result? The tory government came into Office and
ABANDONED COERCION,
This was theme successful point OF the speech,
and was received by the liberals and Parnellites
with prolonged cheers. Immediately Parnell SAT
down the house was emptied, and the rest or the
proceedings were dull In the extreme, except the
speech OF Dillon and his reference TO the little
business awaiting him in Dublin. In consequence
OF the ineffectiveness OF these prolonged debates
the feeling is growing up among the liberals OF the
deSfrability OF making efforts TO the govern.
ment TO proceed with their legislative measures
Gladstone will probably speak after all on Par
neli'S amendment.
The earl OF Dunraven under secretary for the
colonies, has resigned. This is not OF much im-
pOrtance, except one more shot fired at the gov.
ernment In q critical time.